Post on 27-Jun-2018
Transportation Performance Management: What’s Next
Lorenzo Casanova ‐ FHWA
UCI Annual MeetingMay 24th2017City of Hampton
What is Transportation Performance Management (TPM)?
A strategic approach that uses system information to make investment and policy decisions to achieve transportation system performance goals
Investment and Policy Decisions
System Information
System Owner
Performance Management is Not New
Project Oversight
Process Review
Outcome Performance
Build
Expand
Manage
MAP-21/FAST Act is Consistent with Best Practice
Goals/Objectives
Performance Measures
Target SettingEvaluate Programs,
Projects & Strategies
Allocate ResourcesBudget and Staff
Measure, Evaluate and Report ResultsActual Performance
Achieved
Quality Data
MAP-21/FAST Act and TPM
• MAP-21/FAST Act contains several provisions that require USDOT and partner organizations to implement performance-based Federal-aid Programs
• Transportation performance management represents the opportunity to:– Prioritize needs– Align resources for optimizing system
performance in a collaborative manner
1. National Goal Areas
• Safety• Infrastructure condition• Congestion reduction• System reliability• Freight movement and economic
vitality• Environmental sustainability• Reduced project delivery delays
MAP-21/FAST Act Performance Measure Requirements
USDOT establishes national performance measure areas within:• Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP)• National Highway Performance Program (NHPP)• Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement
(CMAQ) Program• National Highway Freight Program (NHFP)
MAP-21/FAST Act Requirements: HSIP
Measure Area ScopeNumber of fatalities All public roadsRate of fatalities per vehicle miles traveledNumber of serious injuriesRate of serious injuries per vehicle mile traveled Number of Non-motorized Fatalities and Serious Injuries
MAP-21/FAST Act Requirements: NHPP
Measure Area ScopePavement condition • Interstate System
• National Highway System (NHS)
Bridge condition • NHSSystem Performance*
(e.g., system reliability)• Interstate System• NHS
MAP-21/FAST Act Requirements: CMAQ
Measure Area ScopeTraffic congestion Defined in NPRM
On-road mobile source emissions
Define in NPRM
Measure Area ScopeFreight movement Interstate System
* ‘Freight movement’ will be defined by rulemaking
MAP-21/FAST Act Requirements: NHFP
Data Sources for Proposed Performance Measures
Data Sources Applicable Measures (Proposed 23 CFR §490)
Fatal Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and State Reported Serious Injury Data
• Safety Performance Measures
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) • NHS Bridge Condition Performance Measures
Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS)
• Safety Performance Measures
• Pavement Condition Performance Measures
Note: Measures, data sources and calculations are all proposed and can change with Final Rule publication
Roles and Responsibilities: USDOT
• Rulemaking to define measures, significant progress and reporting requirements
• Report to Congress• Stewardship and oversight of the process
– Capacity building support to State DOTs, MPOs and public transportation agencies
What are Performance Targets?
• Specific numerical figures with expected future performance (e.g., X decrease in traffic fatalities in Y years)
• VDOT and MPOs set their own targets, but must coordinate
• Target setting is iterative and ongoing
Steps to Effective Target Setting for Transportation Performance Management 1-18
• Provide guidance on prioritization and allocation of resources
• Focus on the connection between actions and results
• Clarify outcomes the agency is trying to achieve
• Hold the agency accountable for performance
• Highlight where more resources are best deployed
• Manage expectations
• Foster conversation about performance
• Measure incremental progresstowards achieving a goal or objective
Why Set a Target?
Steps to Effective Target Setting for Transportation Performance Management 1-19
• A data-driven collaborative process that determines what an agency realistically expects to achieve within a specific time frame
• Targets are used in relation to measures to assess progress toward achieving strategic goals and objectives, inform programmatic adjustments, consider tradeoffs and risks in achieving objectives, and communicate with stakeholders
What is Target Setting?
Steps to Effective Target Setting for Transportation Performance Management 1-20
Target Setting in Transportation
Pavements
Bridges
Safety
Mobility
Freight Movement
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality
Project Delivery
SafetyFirst
Steps to Effective Target Setting for Transportation Performance Management
New Year’s ResolutionNew Year’s Resolution
Athletic ImprovementAthletic Improvement
1-21
Target Setting in Every Day Life
Roles and Responsibilities: VDOT
• Set targets for each performance measure• Report performance and targets to FHWA (USDOT)• Incorporate national goals, performance measures
and targets into Long-Range Statewide Transportation Plans and STIPs
• Develop performance plans in other program areas• Oversee collaborative TPM process
MAP-21/FAST Act Performance Target Setting Requirements: States
After the USDOT Final Rule, States:• Are required to set performance targets for all
measures within one year• May set different targets for urbanized and non-
urbanized areas• Coordinate with MPOs and public transportation
providers when setting performance targets• Incorporate measures and targets into plans
MAP-21/FAST Act Performance Target Setting: Related Requirements
• Infrastructure Condition –minimum thresholds for bridge and pavement condition
• Safety – special rules for high risk rural roads and drivers/pedestrians 65 and over
Roles and Responsibilities: MPOs
• Set targets for each performance measure• Report performance and targets to State DOTs• Incorporate national goals, performance
measures and targets into Metropolitan Transportation Plans and TIPs
MAP-21/FAST Act Performance Target Setting Requirements: MPOs
After States set targets, MPOs are required to:• Set performance targets for all measures within 180
days of VDOT-set targets• Coordinate with VDOT and other agencies or
partners when setting targets• Communicate their targets to VDOT for inclusion in
the Long-Range Statewide Transportation Plan• Develop a system performance report as part of the
MPO Metropolitan Transportation Plan
Considerations for Target Setting
• Define current conditions• Examine factors influencing target setting:
– External trends– Organizational culture and goals– Policy considerations– Availability of funding and other resources
Considerations for Target Setting (cont.)
• Establish target performance level– Policy-driven– Consensus-based– Customer feedback– Benchmarking
• Monitor and assess progress
Steps to Effective Target Setting for Transportation Performance Management 2-29
• Assemble historical measure data
• Plot Data and Draw Trend
• Decide on the best trend line to represent that data
Data Trend Analysis for Target Setting
Historical Performance05-Year Linear Trend10‐Year Linear Trend10‐Year Logarithmic Trend
Tracking Progress Towards Target
Reporting and Communicating ResultsSetting the TargetSetting the Target
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Steps to Effective Target Setting for Transportation Performance Management 1-30
Targets Support TPM and Performance-based Planning
Quality Data and Public Involvement
ProgrammingWhat will it take?
Investment Plan
Resource Allocation
Program of Projects
Implementation and Evaluation
How did we do?
Monitoring
Evaluation
Reporting
PLANNING
AnalysisHow are we going to get there?
Strategic DirectionWhere do we want to go?
Performance Measures
Identify Trends and Targets
Identify Strategies and Analyze Alternatives
Develop Investment Priorities
Goals and Objectives
Steps to Effective Target Setting for Transportation Performance Management 1-31
• Communicate what can be achieved with the resources available
• Connect plans, programs, and delivery to achieve targets
• Coordinate with all stakeholders to set targets, where appropriate
Purpose of MAP-21 Target Setting
Coordination on Target Setting
• States, MPOs and transit agencies have overlapping responsibility for performance measurement
• Collaborating on target setting is critical – States and MPOs will draw from the same data sources and will want to collaborate on assumptions
• Agencies may have different priorities• Target setting implies tradeoffs across program
areas -- made through the planning process
Role of USDOTin Target Setting
• Provide assistance to State DOTs, MPOs & public transportation providers
• Provide oversight of target setting and coordination
• Assess progress towards targets
Target Setting Coordination – Missouri DOT
• Overall Summary• Survey of MPO needs• Regular coordination
calls
TPM and Performance-Based Planning and Programming
Definition of Transportation Performance Management:
A strategic approach that uses system informationto make investment and policy decisions to achieve system performance goals
Focus of performance management and planning
Focus of the planning and programming process
Focus of MAP-21/FAST Act
Steps to Effective Target Setting for Transportation Performance Management 1-37
• A by-product of target setting is that it helps to see how much there is available to invest in each goal area
MAP-21 and Agency Target Setting